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Law of the Sea: the International Seabed Authority - Its Status and U.S. Participation Therein
Date: September 16, 1996
Creator: Browne, Marjorie Ann
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Dolphin Protection and Tuna Seining
Date: August 29, 1997
Creator: Buck, Eugene H
Description: From its inception in 1972, one of the goals of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was to reduce the incidental mortality of dolphins in the ETP tuna fishery. Regulations promulgated under MMPA authority set standards for tuna seining and motivated technological improvements that reduced dolphin mortalities in this fishery -- by 1977, annual dolphin mortality by U.S. tuna seiners had declined to about 25,450 animals. Despite the extensive mortalities, no ETP dolphin population has been listed as endangered or threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. However, two ETP dolphin stocks were listed as depleted under the MMPA.
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Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 105th Congress
Date: October 28, 1998
Creator: Buck, Eugene H
Description: None
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Individual Transferable Quotas in Fishery Management
Date: September 25, 1995
Creator: Buck, Eugene H
Description: None
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Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act Reauthorization
Date: December 4, 1996
Creator: Buck, Eugene H
Description: None
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Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994
Date: September 28, 1994
Creator: Buck, Eugene H
Description: None
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Summaries of Major Laws Implemented by the National Marine Fisheries Service
Date: March 24, 1995
Creator: Buck, Eugene H
Description: None
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: Living Resources Provisions
Date: December 19, 1994
Creator: Buck, Eugene H
Description: None
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Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate: Marine Mammal Issues
Date: May 12, 1995
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
Description: After global warming became a concern in the mid-1950s, researchers proposed measuring deep ocean temperatures to reveal any significant trends in core ocean warming. Acoustic thermometry can detect changes in ocean temperature by receiving low-frequency sounds transmitted across an ocean basin because the speed of sound is proportional to water temperature. Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate, or ATOC, is an international program involving 11 institutions in seven nations. It is designed as a 30-month "proof-of-concept" project to provide data on possible global climate change, with funding provided by the U.S. Department of Defense. A debate has arisen over ATOC's impact on marine mammals versus the benefits of better global warming information derived from ATOC. This report dicusses the ATOC program and related concerns.
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Agreements to Promote Fishery Conservation and Management in International Waters
Date: January 5, 1996
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
Description: Declining fish populations threaten an important food source. Natural catastrophes, pollution, habitat destruction, and overfishing contribute to the depletion of fish stocks. Overexploitation of fishery resources often occurs when management allows expanding and increasingly efficient fishing fleets to continue harvesting dwindling supplies. Although prevalent, overexploitation is not universal and its extent varies among areas, species, and fisheries. This report discusses the issue of overfishing and its possible consequences, as well as domestic and international efforts to combat overfishing.
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